Cam*phine" (kăm*fēn" or kăm"f&ibreve;n), n. [From Camphor.] Rectified oil of turpentine, used for burning in lamps, and as a common solvent in varnishes.

&fist; The name is also applied to a mixture of this substance with three times its volume of alcohol and sometimes a little ether, used as an illuminant.